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MIT: Design for the Hayden Library Renovation Takes Shape
From MIT: The MIT Libraries, working with Kennedy & Violich Architecture (KVA), have developed the design for the upcoming Hayden Library renovation. As seen in architectural concept renderings, the new design accommodates the library’s multiple uses with dynamic areas for collaboration, research, and community-building, as well as quiet study. Reopening in fall 2020, the renovated library will […]
New White Paper From Choice: “Research Data Services in Academic Libraries: Where are We Today?”
From ALA: Choice today announced the publication of the fifth in a series of white papers designed to provide actionable intelligence around topics of importance to the academic library community. This paper, “Research Data Services in Academic Libraries: Where are We Today?”, offers a unique opportunity to revisit and re-examine findings from a 2012 ACRL […]
Research Article: “Unprofessional Peer Reviews Disproportionately Harm Underrepresented Groups in STEM”
The research article and the media coverage of it linked to below were published today by PeerJ and Science. Title Peer Reviews Disproportionately Harm Underrepresented Groups in STEM Authors Nyssa J. Silbiger California State University, Northridge Amber D. Stubler Occidental College Source PeerJ 7:e8247 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.8247 Abstract Background Peer reviewed research is paramount to the advancement of […]
Cornell University: “Conan O’Brien Correspondence With E.B. White Surfaces”
From Cornell Chronicle: When two Cornell University Library staffers heard comedian Conan O’Brien talk in his podcast about a letter he sent to famed author E.B. White nearly 40 years ago, they had a thought: What if that note from the then-16-year-old O’Brien was among the 25,000 letters in the library’s E.B. White Collection? Maureen […]
Research Tools: Brill Launches Chinese Iconography Thesaurus in Open Access
From Brill: The Chinese Iconography Thesaurus (CIT) is freely accessible and brings together Sinology, Art History and Information Studies, creating the first alternative classification scheme, especially designed for Chinese visual culture, with a complementary image archive. Traditionally, Iconography has been used to index and access images of European art. Because of the lack of alternative […]
Now Available: Video and Slide Presentations From the United Nations Open Science Conference “Towards Global Open Science: Core Enabler of the UN 2030 Agenda”
The UN Open Science Conference took place on November 19, 2019 at UN HQ in New York City. From the Dag Hammarskjöld Library Website: The theme of the conference is “Towards Global Open Science: Core Enabler of the UN 2030 Agenda”. With a desire to elevate the discussion about open science and open research to […]
Research Report: “Teaching Business Looking at the Support Needs of Instructors”
The research report linked below was published today by Ithaka S+R. From an Introductory Blog Post: Today Ithaka S+R is releasing the first report in a new program focused on supporting teaching practices. In it, we explore the needs of faculty teaching undergraduate business. [Clip] Our findings demonstrate how business education could be integral to emerging […]
Web Archives: “These Crusaders Want To Preserve ‘Human Culture’ Online. Their Latest Target: Yahoo Groups”
From The Washington Post: The help page entry looked like a routine update: “Understand what’s changing in Yahoo Groups.” But the understated announcement from Yahoo had big implications for fans of its popular forums that once boasted more than 100 million users. Nobody would be able to post anything new on the site as of […]
Roundup (December 12, 2019)
Analysis: TikTok May Be Leaking People’s Data From the US to China Emory University: ‘Fake News’ Class Helps Students Learn to Research and Identify False Information FTC Urged To Step Up Enforcement Of Children’s Privacy Rules (via MediaPost) In a Web Archives Frame of Mind: Improving Access and Describing the Collections (via The Signal/LOC) New […]